Delicious & Healthy Chicken Shawarma & Rice Bowls

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Ingredients
For the Chicken Shawarma:

2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs (or breast)
1 onion, sliced
1/4 cup olive oil
5 galic cloves, grated
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
The Chicken Shawarma Spices:

2 teaspoons paprika
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon sumac
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
black pepper, to taste
crushed red pepper flakes to taste
For the Rice:

2 cups long grain rice
2 (15oz/425g) chickpeas, rinsed and drained
2-3 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons salt
freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (or to taste)
2 cups chicken broth
2 tablespoons lemon juice
The Sauce:

1 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1-2 garlic cloves, grated
Instructions
Begin with the Rice: Place the rice in a bowl and rinse it with cool water 4-5 times. Soak it in water for 15 minutes.

Marinate the Chicken: Place the chicken in a large bowl along with all of the spices, oil, lemon, and seasonings. Mix together until coated and set aside.

Make the Sauce: Combine all of the shawarma sauce ingredients together in a bowl and whisk together. Transfer the sauce into a squeeze bottle and keep refrigerated until ready to use.

Heat a Dutch oven (or a regular pot) over medium heat. Add the butter and cook until melted. Add the chickpeas and season them lightly with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Cook them for 3-4 minutes until golden.

Drain the rice and add it to the pot along with 2 teaspoons salt, lemon juice, and the broth. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cover the pot and simmer for 15 minutes. Fluff the rice and keep warm until ready to serve.

The chicken can be cooked in an air fryer, on a barbecue grill, in a pan on the stovetop or under the broiler in the oven.

For the Air fryer, place the chicken and onions in an even layer into the basket (cook in 2-3 batches as to not overcrowd the basket) and cook at 400 F for 15 minutes on each side. The chicken is ready when the internal temperature reaches 165 F.

Remove from the air fryer basket and let it rest on a cutting board for 5 minutes. Thinly slice and serve with the rice, sauce, and a salad.

Kali Orexi!

Notes
For Chicken breast meat, the cooking time will be shorter. Air fry for 6 minutes per side and then once the internal temp reaches 165 F it is ready. Chicken thighs will remain juicy even if overcooked but the same cannot be said for breast meat.

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